Improvement in faucets



I. W. HARVEY.

FAUGET.

No. 104,025. Patented June 7, 1870.

lihntctl tatce IRUS W'. HARVEY, OF NORWIGH, CONNECTICUT.

Lellvrs Patent No. 104,025, dated Juno 7, i870.

IMPROVEMENT 1N FAUoE'rs. j r

The vSchedule referred to in these Lettera Patent and making part of' the same To all whom lit Imay concern.

Be it known that I, Inns W. lIAnvnY, ofNorwich, in the county of New London and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and improved Faucet Attachment; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing making part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a side external view of faucet and its attachment.

Figure itis a diamctrical section through the same, showing the valve in the plug shut.

Figure 3 is a similar view of the same parts shown in fig. 2, indicating the valve in the plug open.

Figure 4 is a view, partly in section, showing the valve-plug applied to part of a barrel, the faucet bcing removed.

Figure 5 is an end view of the valve-plug.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

The object ofthis invention is to improve combined faucet and plug attachments for barrels, by adapting the valve-stein of the faucet to citheropcn or shut the outlet-valve of the plug, while the faucet is applied to the plug and also by providing the external orifice of the plug, with afollower, which will close this orifice in 'the act of removing thc faucet from the plug, and exclude dirtand other foreign substances, as will bc hereinafter explained.

the improved To enable others skilled iu the art to understand my invention, I will explain its construction and operation.

The plug consists of a screw-threaded portlon,O, having on one end a nut, by means of which latter a wrench can be conveniently used for screwing the plug into the side or end of a barrel, J, as shown in fig.' 4.

To this screw-threaded portion a perforated cylinder F is secured by an internal centrally4perforatcd coupling, on the rear 'end of which a valve-seat, h., is formed, as shown in figs. 2 and 3.

Within the cylindrical perforated portion F of the plug is a valve-stein, E, having a valve, g, formed on it, \vhich is packed and adapted to close against the scat h, being forced against this scat, when unrestrained, by strong helical spring j.

'lhe rear end of valve-stem E passes centrally through, and is guided by the rear-contracted end of the perforated portion l?, Aand that portion of thc valve-stcrn forward of valve g 'passes through the coupling-nut of' the part C F, and is in cross-section crucif'orin, for the free passage of water into the anterior chamber of the plug.

. The forward end j' of the valve-stem E is reduced in diameter, and is surrounded by a helical spring,

In frontof the valve-stem E is' a follower or stopplc, D, having pcrforations or sockets lr r made into its front end or exposed face, and haring a male screwthread formed -aronnd it, which thread is received by :L female thread in the front end of the portion C'.

A depression is inadc 1n the rear end ofthe follower, for receiving the front ends of spring t and 'valvestein E, and, around the posterior margin of the'f'ollower, short wings, c, (see liu. 4,) are formed, which are received into thcenlargcd cylindrical chamber between the coupling and follower, and prevent the lat-ter from being drawufurther out of theplug than is represented iu tig. Il,

lhe follower I) is not iu contact with the valvestein ]),'except when the former is unsorewed from its female thread, as indicated in iig. 2, wheuit .will just touch the falve-stem.

lhe faucet proper consists of an enlarged cha1nbered body, B, a head, c, nozzle c', cap-nut l), valvestem a, and handle A.

lhe body B is 'constructed with a reduced screwthreaded portion, G, on its rear end, whose diameter and thread correspond to the diameter and thread of' that portion of the plug which receives the followerD, so that thc faucet can be applied fast to the plug by screwing the portion (l into thc front end of this plug, as shown in figs. l, 2, and 3. A suit-able packing between the contiguous ends of the faucet and plug will prevent.- leak at this point.

Ou thc'rear end of the scrcw-tlu'ezuhd portion Gr of the faucet, studs 's .t are formed, adapted to fit loosely into the holes r r in, the follower, and thereby cause this follower to turn and recede, while applying the faucet to the plug.

The front end of the body li is screw-tapped, for receiving the rear threaded portion of the head c, on the rear end of' which threaded portion a vz'dvc-scat, e, is formed for the faucct-valve (Z.

From one side of the chambered head ca nozzle, c, extends, from which the liquids escape, when the two 'alvcs l/ Z arc opened.

0u the front end of' the body c a reduced screwthreaded portion is formed, which receives the cap Ir, in. which packing may be applied.

Centrally through the faucet passes the valve-stem, carrying on its outer end a suitable handle, i This valve-stem consists of a scre\\'-tl1readcd portion, which receives a corrcspomling thread formed on the forward portion of the body f; a cruciform portion, a, which allows liquid to pass freely through the opening, surrounded by valve-scat c, when valve d is open, and a rear extension, f, which extends back into the borev of screw-tlneadcd portion (i, as shown in lig. 2. .lhe valve d is applied to the stein in the relation to the rear end of this stem, hereinafter explained.

A barrel from which liquor is to be drawn is tapped,

and the plug screwed into the hole, as is shown in fig. 4; a revenue stamp can then be applied'directly over the exposed end of the valves, so that it will be canceled by the application of the'faucet, to draw the liqnor.

When the barrel thus plugged is received by the retailer, he applies the faucet to the plug' by adjusting the studs s s into the holes 'r fr in the follower D, and then screwing in the threaded portion G of this faucet, as shown in g. 2. In doing this, the follower D is moved back into the enlarged chamber of the portion' C, free from the screw-thread in this latter portion. l

lhus adjusted to the plug, the faucet is ready for use for drawing ofI" or shutting oi the liquor at any time. To draw liquor from the barrel, the valve-stem of the faucet is turned, and thus-screwed buck, carrying with it tlxevalve d, and pushing back the follower D, the valve-stem F, and opening valve g. Liquid will then flow through the plug and faucet.

By turning the valve-stem of the faucet 'in an opposite direction, valve a will be shut tightly, and springs i and j will force the follower und the valve g to their places. In the act of unserewing and detaching the faucet from the plug, the studs s s will screw back the follower D to its place and leave it, as shown in ii 4.

I gglo not claim, broadly, n barrel-plug, provided with a valve, and adapted to receive a faucet, which will open the valve in the plug iu the actof inserting the faucet, as such' contrivances were publicly known `before the invention hereinabove' described.

Having described my invent-ion,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The screw-threaded follower D, perforated to re` ceive studs s s on the faucet, and acted upon by a spring, fi, in combination with wvalve, g, anda barrelplug, substantially as described. Y

2. The screw-plug D, :toting also as n follower, with wings c rv fitted within a barrel-plug, substantially as described.

D, spring i, stem E, 'valve g, and spring j, substantially as described.

lRUS W. HARVEY.

Witnesses:

ALLEN Tenute, J CHN C. Knnnoee.

3. The combination, with the barrel-plug, offollower 

